The path to national bankruptcy

Following the example of the Central Government, the local governments of not a few municipalities seem to have gone mad. In Arraiján, mobilization expenses of half a million dollars were allocated; the mayor of San Miguelito allocated thousands of dollars a month to himself for the same expenses; in Colón, the mayor intended to disburse $ 600 thousand in colored lights “for the summer”, an act suspended by the General Directorate of Public Procurement, which asked him to reconsider spending, both due to the high consumption of electricity and the pandemic. These people do not understand the scope of what is happening to the economy, devastated by Covid-19. Governments are – to a large extent – responsible for our hardships and, far from renouncing their flawed governance practices, they want to keep them to guarantee themselves the power they need to get rich. For this reason, it is reprehensible – once again – that in the dialogue of the Social Security Fund, the Government controls – with the number of representatives – the decisions that are taken. Precisely, it has been the rulers who have led the institution to its virtual bankruptcy. When will they stop? LA PRENSA, Feb.1.